News tagged with nanocomposite material
Nanocomposite material provides photonic switching
Feb 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Integrated photonic devices represent the wave of future technology. These devices will be extremely small, making use of photons on the nanoscale, and (hopefully) be very efficient in terms of power use. ...
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New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 08, 2008 |
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In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using ...
A new approach to engineering for extreme environments (w/ Video)
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Composite materials such as fiberglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites ...
By adding graphene, researchers create superior polymer
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 19, 2008 |
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Researchers at Northwestern University and Princeton University have created a new kind of polymer that, because of its extraordinary thermal and mechanical properties, could be used in everything from airplanes to solar ...
Scientists Create First Non-Carbon Material with Near-Diamond Hardness
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 28, 2007 |
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Research scientists have created the first non-carbon-based material with a hardness approaching that of diamond. Their work could have a significant impact on technologies and industries that rely on diamond as a cutting ...
Nanotech in Space: Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer were sent into orbit on Nov. 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Nanotech in Space: Rensselaer Experiment To Weather the Trials of Orbit
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Novel nanomaterials developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are scheduled to blast off into orbit on November 16 aboard Space Shuttle Atlantis.
Shear Ingenuity: Tweaking the Conductivity of Nanotube Composites
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 06, 2008 |
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One of the immediate applications of carbon nanotubes (CNT) is as an additive to polymers to create electrically conducting plastics—a relatively low CNT concentration can dramatically change the polymer‘s ...
Nature’s frugal glues provide insight for optimized adhesives
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 11, 2007 |
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In trying to create a “glue” that would hold right up to the breaking point of the material being glued, scientists have found that such an ideal adhesive already exists—in bone, abalone shells, and spider ...
New nanocomposite processing technique creates more powerful capacitors
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 26, 2007 |
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A new technique for creating films of barium titanate (BaTiO3) nanoparticles in a polymer matrix could allow fabrication of improved capacitors able to store twice as much energy as existing devices. The impro ...
A Nanomaterial in 3-D
Jun 06, 2005 |
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Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, Central Michigan University, and Michigan State University have determined the three-dimensional molecular structure of a material ...
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